Soul Ties

Chapter 45 [ I love this woman. ]

1 John 4:8

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Roman
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I've sat through a two hour long sermon by this pastor Davis guy ziana keep bothering me about. I cannot lie, it sounds like its making sense. Like everything he is saying has potential to be right but the heck if i know.

I just dont feel connected, but the way Ziana kept looking at me expectantly the last thing i would want to do is make her feel crap because she is trying so hard with me. But it all just feels so routine to me,

She finally closes her bible, her wide eyes opening with anticipation for me to tell her i loved what she was doing for me.

"So? Do you understand the gospel more now?" She asks blinking and moving closer to me,

"Um... yeah, Jesus is a pretty cool guy." I offer, but her smile fades away.

"You don't get it do you..." her tone trickled making me feel horrible,

Thankfully just in time the beeper on my hip went off, its the office. Today is the day that i choose someone to take over the Sangre case and finally get started on the groomers case.

"That's work-" she sighed, her shoulders sinking down in disappointment.

"Dont worry, we still have time. We can try that church you were talking about. If God is real, then I'm sure the faith you have is enough for something to happen, angel." I place my hands on her cheeks kissing her forehead

"Im going to take your word for it..." she hums before getting up beside me,

"So you're gone all day then?"

"I don't know how long they'll need me at the office, will you be alright down here alone?" I ask clicking on my beeper again when it goes off.

"staying here? I'll have you know, you aren't the only one with a busy schedule." She said confidently hands on her hips.

"Yeah?"

"Yes. I've got a doctors appointment first thing, and then im going to try and do some more evangelism down in the city centre." My body froze in its spot,

"What? Why do you have that look on your face." She asked chuckling.

"Evangelism... you're still doing that?" She turned her head up at me and i cant tell if she's confused or frustrated.

"And why exactly wouldn't i be?"

"I'm just saying, it can get dangerous out there and with the baby-"

"See this is why i didn't want you involved with my pregnancy. Because you turn into some overprotective bodyguard. Im pregnant not disabled let me do my thing okay?" The corners of her lips tilt upwards in that way that would make me want to drop everything to see it again.

"Okay, just be safe alright?"

"Okay dad."

"You mean-" I swallow back the dirty joke that sits on my tongue, if I'm trying to take this whole thing serious i might as well do it the whole way.